Right now, local time in Chaniá is 14:41 (GMT+2, UTC+02:00), and today is Friday, October 30, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Chaniá ranks #11511 worldwide by population and #38 in Greece.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Europe/Athens GMT+2
- UTC offset
- UTC+02:00
- Daylight saving
- Yes, in force now ✅ — Clocks go forward by 1 hour on March 28, 2027
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 8m behind the sun
- ISO week
- Week 44
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:44
- Sunset
- 17:32
- Day length
- 10h 48m
- Solar noon
- 12:08
- Daylight range
- 9h 45m (winter) – 14h 34m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌖 Waning Gibbous · 80% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Chaniá — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Chaniá through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 35.51° S, 155.97° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Moerai, French Polynesia, 1,520 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Chaniá today MWL
- Fajr
- 05:18
- Sunrise
- 06:44
- Dhuhr
- 12:09
- Asr
- 15:08
- Maghrib
- 17:31
- Isha
- 18:52
- Qibla direction
- 131.3° from north (SE (131°))
Full prayer timetable for Chaniá — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Chaniá sits in the Europe/Athens time zone, UTC+02:00. The clocks are currently shifted forward for daylight saving time. Today brings 10h 48m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 1132 cities we cover in Greece.
Chaniá's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Paris, 2,308 km away; even Sydney lies some 15,241 km off. Its position on the globe is 35.51° N, 24.03° E, and the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth is described in the antipode section below.
Time difference with major cities
| Los Angeles | 05:41 | −9h |
| Chicago | 07:41 | −7h |
| São Paulo | 09:41 | −5h |
| London | 12:41 | −2h |
| Paris | 13:41 | −1h |
| Moscow | 15:41 | +1h |
| Dubai | 16:41 | +2h |
| Mumbai | 18:11 | +3h 30m |
| Singapore | 20:41 | +6h |
| Hong Kong | 20:41 | +6h |
| Tokyo | 21:41 | +7h |
| Sydney | 23:41 | +9h |
Best time to call Chaniá
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Chaniá local time:
Cities sharing Chaniá's time zone
Distances from Chaniá
| Paris | 2,308 km | NW (317°) |
| Moscow | 2,477 km | NNE (20°) |
| London | 2,616 km | NW (320°) |
| Dubai | 3,192 km | ESE (102°) |
| Mumbai | 5,104 km | E (98°) |
| Hong Kong | 8,603 km | ENE (71°) |
| Chicago | 8,957 km | NW (315°) |
| Singapore | 8,997 km | E (95°) |
| Tokyo | 9,672 km | NE (47°) |
| São Paulo | 9,912 km | WSW (240°) |
| Los Angeles | 11,344 km | NNW (329°) |
| Sydney | 15,241 km | ESE (104°) |
Cities near Chaniá
- Mourniés4 km · 14:41
- Nerokoúros4 km · 14:41
- Perivólia4 km · 14:41
- Tsikalariá5 km · 14:41
- Soúda5 km · 14:41
- Darátsos5 km · 14:41
- Pithári5 km · 14:41
- Galatás6 km · 14:41
FAQ
What time is it in Chaniá right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Chaniá (Greece), updated every second. It is currently week 44.
What time zone is Chaniá in?
Chaniá runs on the Europe/Athens IANA time zone (UTC+02:00), currently abbreviated GMT+2.
Does Chaniá observe daylight saving time?
Yes — daylight saving time is in force right now. Clocks go forward by 1 hour on March 28, 2027.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Chaniá today?
Chaniá sees sunrise at 06:44 and sunset at 17:32 today, giving 10h 48m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Chaniá tonight?
The moon phase over Chaniá tonight is 🌖 Waning Gibbous with 79.8% illumination.
What is the antipode of Chaniá?
The antipode of Chaniá — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 35.51° S, 155.97° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Moerai, French Polynesia, roughly 1,520 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Chaniá?
Chaniá lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Chaniá?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Chaniá, clocks run about 8 minutes behind local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.